0812NOTPan_DelToro

In an interview with Ian Spelling, del Toro describes his inspiration for the film as follows: " ..,.[t]he character of the faun is essentially the trickster. He is a character that is neither good nor bad. He's a character ... that's why I chose a faun. Not "Pan." Pan is just the translation, which is not accurate. It's a faun, because the faun in classical mythology was at the same time a creature of destruction, and a creature of nurturing and life. So he can as easily destroy her as he can help her. And he's always ambiguous, you will notice if you ever see the movie again, the faun starts really old and blind and creepy, and she doesn't trust him then, and as the movie progresses he becomes rejuvenated and beautiful and at the end he is really young and his eyes are full, and he's clean, and still she doesn't trust him. And I think it's important for her to make mistakes by her disobedience, but not give up. According to my reading of the movie, OK, and this does not mean "Oh I got it," the faun is a parent, and the faun is a fraud. She is really put to test, but he is playing those roles."

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